Subject: New Book review - Animals Matter: A Biologist Explains Why We
Should Treat Animals with Compassion and Respect (Paperback)

From Publishers Weekly:

Animal behaviorist and biologist (Marc) Bekoff follows his most recent
in-depth work, The Emotional Life of Animals, with another well-written,
more
generalist argument for responsible behavior toward animals of all kinds.
A revised and updated edition of his 2000 Strolling with Our Kin, an
introduction for young readers to ethical issues relating to the use of
animals, the writing still feels aimed at younger readers, but the new
elements include an excellent review of current debates regarding animal
sentience, animal relocation efforts and medical school dissection and
vivisection. He also offers the evidence that "zoos actually do little to
increase biodiversity, " failing both to advocate for conservation and in
their attempts to reintroduce captive animals into the wild. This
levelheaded brief for animal rights deserves to be read by people of all
ages, from teens and 20-somethings turned on to animal activism by
vegetarian pop stars like Moby, to parents, teachers and other adults with
the hope that they will "make more responsible decisions after reading
this book and discussing the issues with family and friends."